Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
TREAT DIGESTION NATURALLY! To find out more see our bookings page here: https://www.byronherbalist.com.au/appointments/
My name is Todd Mansfield and I’m a clinical herbalist dedicated to digestive health. Every week I treat Australian and New Zealand patients with IBS, IBD, SIBO, reflux, indigestion, bloating, loose bowel movements and constipation.
Follow my work here: instagram.com/byron.herbalist
For everyone else, I’m passionate about supporting you so follow along with this free content to support your digestion naturally!
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Butyrate is an absolute all star in the large bowel!
It’s the main fuel for colon cells and when it’s low (which I see all the time on stool tests) the gut lining weakens and leaky gut can flare. This can lead to food reactions, immune flares and more.
Beyond gut wall maintenance I think and explain the importance of butyrate to my patience as a potent anti-inflammatory, unusual antimicrobial and absolute lynch pin for healthy digestion.
We call it a postbiotic. Beneficial butyrate producing bacteria in the gut produce this as a byproduct. Short term I do recommend butyrate as a supplement for a whole range of symptoms and conditions from constipation, to diarrhoea, an inflamed colon like we see in IBD and certain overgrowths and gut infections too but longterm the goal is to feed and balance the microbiome so that you can make your own butyrate without an extra supplement. More on prebiotics soon!
TREAT DIGESTION NATURALLY! To find out more see our bookings page here: https://www.byronherbalist.com.au/appointments/
My name is Todd Mansfield and I’m a clinical herbalist dedicated to digestive health. Every week I treat Australian and New Zealand patients with IBS, IBD, SIBO, reflux, indigestion, bloating, loose bowel movements and constipation.
Follow my work here: instagram.com/byron.herbalist
For everyone else, I’m passionate about supporting you so follow along with this free content to support your digestion naturally!
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Butyrate is an absolute all star in the large bowel!
It’s the main fuel for colon cells and when it’s low (which I see all the time on stool tests) the gut lining weakens and leaky gut can flare. This can lead to food reactions, immune flares and more.
Beyond gut wall maintenance I think and explain the importance of butyrate to my patience as a potent anti-inflammatory, unusual antimicrobial and absolute lynch pin for healthy digestion.
We call it a postbiotic. Beneficial butyrate producing bacteria in the gut produce this as a byproduct. Short term I do recommend butyrate as a supplement for a whole range of symptoms and conditions from constipation, to diarrhoea, an inflamed colon like we see in IBD and certain overgrowths and gut infections too but longterm the goal is to feed and balance the microbiome so that you can make your own butyrate without an extra supplement. More on prebiotics soon!
